[CQ-Contest] QRPers..Illegal?

[Kelly Taylor]

I remember setting up at my sister-in-law's cabin an IC740 and a 36 inch
whip with a loading coil for 10 meters at about 3 feet elevation with two
radials one year: guys in California would say I was the "loudest guy on the
band." This with a setup that, while 100 watts, would have likely produced a
effective signal about the same as a five-watter at an average
tribander-at-50-feet station. (It was also surrrounded by vegetation.)

The W1s, meanwhile, could barely hear me.

The only thing I can conclude is that these Californians were right in the
middle of my sweet spot for skip zones. When you have skip zones working in
your favour, it doesn't take much to peg the other guy's meter.

73, kelly
ve4xt


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Cqtestk4xs at aol.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] QRPers..Illegal?


> In a message dated 11/8/05 12:30:10 AM Greenwich Standard Time,
> N7MAL at CITLINK.NET writes:
> I am even more impressed at the quality of some of the QRP signals.
Several
> were over S-9 and one in Colorado was even 20 over 9. Those QRP guys have
been
> doing a lot of antenna work and have really maximized their signals.
>
> oooops: someone tell me how to get my tongue unstuck from my cheek......
> Just because someone has a killer sig, don't assume they are running
illegal
> power.  Some of the guys at the bigger stations have done QRP.  I believe
> W5WMU had a guest op a couple of years ago and I did it from my place two
years
> ago.  A four bay stack of 5 elements is good for around 16-18 db gain,
over a
> dipole.  This makes my five watts sound more like 160-320.  Couple this
with
> good conditions and it's not a surprise that a QRPer could be 10-20 over.
>
> Bill K4XS
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